Comment on Nick Robinson interviews Roger Hallam (founder XR, JSO)

steeznson@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• byroon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Haven’t listened but I don’t know, Robinson is an awful little wank and people like him in the media have played a big role in legitimising poisonous ideas from climate change to capitalism to war. We’re living through a climate crisis, I don’t see why very senior people in politics like him shouldn’t be threatened with prosecution

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  • HeartyBeast@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    people like him in the media have played a big role in legitimising poisonous ideas from climate change to capitalism to war.

    I love the "people like him" accusation, without any specifics.

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  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don’t see why very senior people in politics like him shouldn’t be threatened with prosecution

    He’s a journalist.

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    • byroon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes he’s a journalist, a journalist of politics. He has held and still holds very senior roles in political reporting, and with it significant influence on the political conversation of this country, much more than the average person. He’s not a politician but he is in politics.

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      • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        OK can you expand on that a little? Are you saying that, as a matter of principle, journalists should be threatened with prosecution if they don’t agree with your politics?

        Sorry I’m just not quite clear what the underlying principle is of what you’re saying.

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  • steeznson@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I agree that Robinson is a bit greasy but threatening retribution once a revolution happens has echoes of “Come the revolution, you’ll be first against the wall”. Threats in general cheapen our political discourse.

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    • byroon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Tbf I’m not sure Robinson is guilty of “treason” either, I just want to say I don’t think it should be so far-fetched for people who have a lot of influence to be prosecuted for their actions later if they’ve crossed a threshold. Tony Blair taking us to war, Rishi Sunak approving more oil extraction etc in the middle of a climate crisis - absolutely I want to see these people prosecuted.

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    • byroon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Nick Robinson cheapens our political discourse

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